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Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team
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IFCPF ranking13
Highest IFCPF ranking13 (November 2014, 2016)
Lowest IFCPF ranking21 (July 2011, September 2012)

Northern Ireland national cerebral palsy football team is the national cerebral football team for Northern Ireland that represents the team in international competitions. The team was ranked thirteenth in the world in 2016. At the 2015 IFCPF World Championships, they finished fourteenth in a fifteen deep field.

Background

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The Irish Football Association manages the national team.[1] While Northern Ireland was active in participating on the World Championship level by 2016, the country did not have a national championships to support national team player development.[2]

Ranking

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Northern Ireland was ranked thirteenth in the world by the IFCPF in November 2014 and 2016.[3][4] In August 2013, the team was ranked fifteenth.[5] Northern Ireland was ranked twenty-first in July 2011 and September 2012.[6][7]

Results

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Northern Ireland has participated in a number of international tournaments. The team was scheduled to participate in the 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships in Vejen, Denmark in early August. The tournament was part of the qualifying process for the 2017 IFCPF World Championships. Other teams scheduled to participate included Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Iran, Australia, Venezuela, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Germany, Denmark, and Spain.[8][9]

Competition Location Year Total Teams Result Ref
IFCPF World Championships Qualification Tournament Vejen, Denmark 2016 [10][11]
Euro Football 7-a-side Maia, Portugal 2014 11 8 [12]
Intercontinental Cup Barcelona, Spain 2013 16 [13]
Nations Cup Lilleshall, England 2009 [14]

IFCPF World Championships

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Northern Ireland has participated in the IFCPF World Championships.

World Championships Location Total Teams Result Ref
2015 IFCPF World Championships England 15 14 [15]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Members - CP Football". IFCPF. IFCPF. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Worldwide Reach - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. ^ "Ranking — CP Football". CP Football. CP Football. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "World Ranking 2014". CPISRA. November 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "World Ranking List Football 7-a-side updated after Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona Spain" (PDF). CPISRA. CPISRA. August 2013. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "World Ranking List 2012 Football 7-a-side after PG Londen 2012" (PDF). CPISRA. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Football_7-a-side_CPISRA_World_Ranking_List" (PDF). CPISRA. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  8. ^ "Tournament Draw 2016 IFCPF Qualification Tournament World Championships" (PDF). IFCPF. IFCPF. 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "La Selección de parálisis cerebral busca el Mundial de Argentina". AS (in Spanish). AS. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Results - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  11. ^ "IFCPF Intercontinental Cup Qualification Tournament - CP Football". www.ifcpf.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  12. ^ "Final results of the European Championships 2014 Football 7-a-side". CPISRA. 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Match Reports: Intercontinental Cup 2013, Barcelona | CPISRA". cpisra.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  14. ^ "2009 Lilleshall, England Host Nations Cup | CPISRA". cpisra.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  15. ^ run2 (2015). "Fixtures & Results - Cerebral Palsy Football World Championships 2015". 2015 CP Football World Championships. IFCPF. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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